This Yupik dancing doesn’t happen at a special ceremony or festival. It’s not put on by the school. No one wears beaded headdresses or fancy boots or even qaspeqs. It's just part of life on St. Lawrence Island.

Thinning sea ice puts walruses nearly out of reach. The federal government may list walruses as an endangered species. And ivory bans elsewhere are making it hard for walrus-tusk carvers to sell their art.

The Clare Swan Early Head Start Child Care Center was designed with Alaska Native families in mind. There are 72 slots available, and the center had already received more than 90 applications as of Tuesday, CITC said.